Finance Placement Student Review

by Cummins

Rating

5/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • My Typical day-to-day role is primarily Accounts Payable based dealing with supplier statements, payments and liaising with suppliers, however this varies depending on which business function your placement is based in. My role shifts once monthly in the preparation of Monthly Management accounts where i complete various 'Close the books' functions. I am also responsible for managing Manual Payments and various Material Transactions.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Across the year of my placement i have developed many different skills, both professionally and personally. My placement has gave me the experience to constantly develop my technically skills and broaden my knowledge of the finance industry and functions, aswell as technical finance knowledge and the use of various different accounting software's.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • As my role was a remote role due to Covid restrictions, i did not expect to be given a large amount of responsibility, especially being a student. However, from the start i was given lots of tasks that i was solely responsible for, each with a great deal of impact to the units finance functions as a whole.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • Both my supervisor, the rest of my team, the student development team and the other placement students have been very supporting during my placement and have always been available to answer my questions and push me to be my best.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Cummins is a very welcoming, all inclusive company, and made everyone feel a part of the team, no matter if they were a placement student or high profile manager, everyone is treat with the same level of respect. I felt like i could always go to any one with any question and my query would be welcomed with a helpful and positive attitude.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • My placement has been an amazing experience filled with lots of opportunity for growth and development. I have loved every minute.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Cummins
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Cummins to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Cummins
  • Cummins values confidence, they do not expect you to know the ins and outs of your role and all the knowledge needed, they are open to teaching you and allowing you to learn, and you should be confident in that and confident in the knowledge you have and learn along the way.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Accounting

North East

June 2021


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